2023 saw an ever-widening variety of live productions in our Morongo Basin.
Theatre 29 brought “Peter & the Star Catcher”, “My Son Pinocchio”, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “Disney’s Frozen Kids & Jr” versions with their summer youth program, Roald Dahl’s “The Witches” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” encapsulating a busy year.
The community theatre captured 18 Desert Star Awards nominations for their 2022-23 season, with one win for Larissa Rodney for the previous season’s summer program, “Disney’s Moana Jr.” Groves Cabin Theatre in Morongo Valley bade a bittersweet farewell to area audiences after an almost 40-year history.
Their finale production, “The Death of Bessie Smith” garnered 10 Desert Star Award nominations, netting their final DTL nod for Kevin Hayles as Outstanding Lead Performer – One Act. Thought Theatre produced “True West” in October.
They also received 7 Desert Star Award nominations.
Theatre is alive and well in our basin and the best is yet to come.
